Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting libapache-poi-java package, versions <3.17-1
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- published29 Jan 2018
- disclosed29 Jan 2018
Introduced: 29 Jan 2018
CVE-2017-12626 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 libapache-poi-java to version 3.17-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libapache-poi-java package and not the libapache-poi-java package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.17 are vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks: 1) Infinite Loops while parsing crafted WMF, EMF, MSG and macros (POI bugs 61338 and 61294), and 2) Out of Memory Exceptions while parsing crafted DOC, PPT and XLS (POI bugs 52372 and 61295).
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12626
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/453d9af5dbabaccd9afb58d27279a9dbfe8e35f4e5ea1645ddd6960b@%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102879
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-12626
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/453d9af5dbabaccd9afb58d27279a9dbfe8e35f4e5ea1645ddd6960b%40%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E